leugh-

leugh-
To tell a lie.
1.
a. warlock, from Old English lēogan, to lie;
b. belie, from Old English belēogan, to deceive (be-, about; see ambhi). Both a and b from Germanic *leugan.
2. lie2, from Old English lyge, a lie, falsehood, from Germanic *lugiz.
 
[Pokorny 1. leugh- 686.]

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